Edgar, 78, a moderate Republican who was raised in Coles County, served two terms as governor from 1991 to 1999.

And when he was reelected governor in 1994, Edgar racked up the largest plurality of any incumbent Illinois governor — winning 101 of the state’s 102 counties, including Cook County.

A storm moving east across the Wabash Valley has already caused storm damage in parts of Eastern Illinois. A radar-confirmed ...

Edgar, 78, who served as the state’s chief executive from 1991 to 1999 and currently leads a bipartisan program through the University of Illinois aimed at training the state’s future ...

Good Tuesday morning, Illinois. Happy Election Day to all counties who celebrate, via the State Journal-Register. In an interview with Playbook, Edgar said ... Cook County moves to change how ...

Lake County was recently named the wealthiest county in Illinois, according to finance website SmartAsset, and one southwestern Illinois locale cracked the top 10, as well.

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - The National Weather Service in Central Illinois confirmed three tornadoes after strong and severe ...

CHAMPAIGN — For more than two decades, Edgar Brummett has had one of the clearest views — and most important jobs — at State Farm Center. His title: official scorer for the Illinois men's ...

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency announced that it has helped fund nine water infrastructure projects around the ...

Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar announced he has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Edgar, who served as governor from 1991 to 1999, says he is undergoing treatment in Arizona that will ...

Schulte grew up just outside of the Quad Cities and now returns to perform at the county fair he grew up showing livestock at.